PUBLIC COMMUNITY SQUARES IN THE “SUN CITY” - JEQUIÉ-BA: PLAYFUL TERRITORIES OF CONSTANT DIALOGUES BETWEEN EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY

Authors

  • Marilete Cardoso UESB
  • Ana Lúcia Santos Souza Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia-UESB.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22476/revcted.v6.id459

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the potential of two public squares, of community initiative, from their historical perspectives and the possible relations with the concept of educational and democratic territory. This work is an excerpt from the research “The juice of scrap metal”, which investigates the potential of unstructured materials, for the production of toys and games for children, in public spaces in the city of Jequié-BA. The research is anchored in the qualitative approach, of ethnographic inspiration, in a socio-historical approach and anchored in a sociocultural approach of Freire, Gadotti, and Arroio, with arguments of education in non-formal space and playful territories as spaces of constant dialogue between education and democracy. The data were collected through the application of a questionnaire (online), via e-mail, to two citizens, who created squares of a playful / community nature. The analysis showed that the squares built with scraps at the initiative of the residents, in spaces relegated by the public management of the municipality of Jequié-BA, are constituted, first, as a place of inventiveness, authenticity and citizenship, so that everyone: children, teenagers, young adults and the elderly, conceive the space as part of themselves, in addition to enhancing collective exchanges and learning, through community events, space maintenance actions, games and children's games.

Author Biographies

Marilete Cardoso, UESB

Doutor(a) em Educação pela Universidade Federal da Bahia. Professor(a) do Departamento de Ciências e Letras -DCHL, campus Jequié, BA. Docente Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia.

Ana Lúcia Santos Souza, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia-UESB.

Mestra em Educação em Ciências e Matemática pela Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia-UESB. Professora do Departamento de Ciências Exatas e Naturais-DCEN, UESB, campus de Itapetinga, BA. Endereço para correspondência: Condomínio Parque Mirante, Rua E, 154, Bairro Água Branca, Jequié-BA. CEP: 45206-801. E-mail: analucia02@uesb.edu.br

Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Cardoso, M., & Souza, A. L. S. (2020). PUBLIC COMMUNITY SQUARES IN THE “SUN CITY” - JEQUIÉ-BA: PLAYFUL TERRITORIES OF CONSTANT DIALOGUES BETWEEN EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY. Crítica Educativa, 6(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.22476/revcted.v6.id459

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Section

Dossiê temático "Democracia Participativa e Educação Cidadã" - Artigos Nacionais